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donna

1

[ dawn-nah ]

noun

  1. (initial capital letter) Madam; Lady: an Italian title of respect prefixed to the given name of a woman.
  2. an Italian lady.


Donna

2

[ don-uh ]

noun

  1. a female given name.

Donna

/ ˈdɒnə; ˈdɔnna /

noun

  1. an Italian title of address equivalent to Madam, indicating respect
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of donna1

1660–70; < Italian < Latin domina, feminine of dominus
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of donna1

C17: from Italian, from Latin domina lady, feminine of dominus lord, master
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I look around the rest of the squad and think they are over-paid prima donnas, the lot of them.

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But Knight, Larraín, and Jolie are all careful to avoid reducing Callas to an over-the-top ableist stereotype or portraying her as the ruthless prima donna tigress the media painted her as.

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Celebrities acting like prima donnas toward restaurant personnel isn’t anything new.

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Conservative commentator Piers Morgan wrote: “It’s hard to imagine an American sporting team that’s made the country feel less proud than this bunch of ‘activist’ prima donnas.”

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The original diva, which means "goddess" in Latin, referred to opera's leading ladies, or prima donnas.

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